What a painful lesson. On June 6, Victoria had no new cases. Breathe a sigh of relief. Three weeks later, there were 42 new cases, most of which could not be linked to known outbreaks. "Lockdown Two" for the hotspots quickly followed.

The spots, unfortunately, were swarms and "Lockdown Three" came just one week later. Daniel Andrews transformed from "political god" to interstate "whipping boy" and the cost, according to the federal Treasurer, was $5 billion.